Villandry Château

Thems off up the town in search of the market, they walks by the river tu get to it, very pretty. It's not a big place, Blere, but it ay till the last turn of the road that they find it, all half a dozen stalls, not much of interest for um but as per they find a bolangerie for a tart un sum bread.
We're off tu Villandry un thems oping to get on the camping car site just up the road from the château. It's not a long journey un there's plenty of pitches to choose from . After a bite of lunch, they lock me up un head off to the château, this one's supposed to have a nice garden, un they like a garden tu wander round. Here's the boring bit fur yu.

'Set in 15 hectares, 7 of which are gardens, there been a fortress here since the 12th century . In the 19th century the chateau was owned by Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. In 1906, two scientists, Joachim Carvallo and his wife Ann Coleman owned the château, after restoration of the inside they turned their attention to redesigning the gardens in the style of the 16th century, their great-grandson is now in charge of running the estate. '

Well them well pleased with this un, not only well decorated but the gardens u summat else, very formal but stunning. There's the Ornamental Garden, the Forest, The Greenhouse, the Water Garden, The Sun Garden, The Maze, The Herb Garden un The Ornamental Kitchen Garden, ruddy el, more gardens then u con shed a stick at. It med er laf when her heard a yank ses 'Have you smelt the Lavender Garden, it stinks, but in a good way'. Unny a yank cud say that.

They went for a walk thru the village on the way back, thought they might get a drink but couldn't find anywhere so after investigating the pizza vending machine on the roundabout and deciding it didn't sound invitingm thems back fur a sit in the last bit of sun weem expecting for a couple of days, rains forecast so I might get a bit of a wash.Read more